diff --git a/consensus/ibft/src/main/java/tech/pegasys/pantheon/consensus/ibft/statemachine/IbftFinalState.java b/consensus/ibft/src/main/java/tech/pegasys/pantheon/consensus/ibft/statemachine/IbftFinalState.java
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+/*
+ * Copyright 2018 ConsenSys AG.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with
+ * the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software distributed under the License is distributed on
+ * an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations under the License.
+ */
+package tech.pegasys.pantheon.consensus.ibft.statemachine;
+
+import static tech.pegasys.pantheon.consensus.ibft.IbftHelpers.calculateRequiredValidatorQuorum;
+
+import tech.pegasys.pantheon.consensus.common.ValidatorProvider;
+import tech.pegasys.pantheon.consensus.common.VoteTally;
+import tech.pegasys.pantheon.consensus.ibft.BlockTimer;
+import tech.pegasys.pantheon.consensus.ibft.ConsensusRoundIdentifier;
+import tech.pegasys.pantheon.consensus.ibft.IbftContext;
+import tech.pegasys.pantheon.consensus.ibft.RoundTimer;
+import tech.pegasys.pantheon.consensus.ibft.blockcreation.IbftBlockCreatorFactory;
+import tech.pegasys.pantheon.consensus.ibft.blockcreation.ProposerSelector;
+import tech.pegasys.pantheon.consensus.ibft.ibftmessagedata.MessageFactory;
+import tech.pegasys.pantheon.consensus.ibft.network.IbftNetworkPeers;
+import tech.pegasys.pantheon.crypto.SECP256K1.KeyPair;
+import tech.pegasys.pantheon.ethereum.core.Address;
+import tech.pegasys.pantheon.ethereum.mainnet.BlockHeaderValidator;
+
+import java.util.Collection;
+
+/** This is the full data set, or context, required for many of the aspects of the IBFT workflow. */
+public class IbftFinalState {
+  private final ValidatorProvider validatorProvider;
+  private final KeyPair nodeKeys;
+  private final Address localAddress;
+  private final ProposerSelector proposerSelector;
+  private final IbftNetworkPeers peers;
+  private final RoundTimer roundTimer;
+  private final BlockTimer blockTimer;
+  private final IbftBlockCreatorFactory blockCreatorFactory;
+  private final MessageFactory messageFactory;
+  private final BlockHeaderValidator<IbftContext> ibftContextBlockHeaderValidator;
+
+  public IbftFinalState(
+      final VoteTally validatorProvider,
+      final KeyPair nodeKeys,
+      final Address localAddress,
+      final ProposerSelector proposerSelector,
+      final IbftNetworkPeers peers,
+      final RoundTimer roundTimer,
+      final BlockTimer blockTimer,
+      final IbftBlockCreatorFactory blockCreatorFactory,
+      final MessageFactory messageFactory,
+      final BlockHeaderValidator<IbftContext> ibftContextBlockHeaderValidator) {
+    this.validatorProvider = validatorProvider;
+    this.nodeKeys = nodeKeys;
+    this.localAddress = localAddress;
+    this.proposerSelector = proposerSelector;
+    this.peers = peers;
+    this.roundTimer = roundTimer;
+    this.blockTimer = blockTimer;
+    this.blockCreatorFactory = blockCreatorFactory;
+    this.messageFactory = messageFactory;
+    this.ibftContextBlockHeaderValidator = ibftContextBlockHeaderValidator;
+  }
+
+  public int getQuorumSize() {
+    return calculateRequiredValidatorQuorum(validatorProvider.getValidators().size());
+  }
+
+  public Collection<Address> getValidators() {
+    return validatorProvider.getValidators();
+  }
+
+  public KeyPair getNodeKeys() {
+    return nodeKeys;
+  }
+
+  public Address getLocalAddress() {
+    return localAddress;
+  }
+
+  public ProposerSelector getProposerSelector() {
+    return proposerSelector;
+  }
+
+  public boolean isLocalNodeProposerForRound(final ConsensusRoundIdentifier roundIdentifier) {
+    return getProposerForRound(roundIdentifier).equals(localAddress);
+  }
+
+  public IbftNetworkPeers getPeers() {
+    return peers;
+  }
+
+  public RoundTimer getRoundTimer() {
+    return roundTimer;
+  }
+
+  public BlockTimer getBlockTimer() {
+    return blockTimer;
+  }
+
+  public IbftBlockCreatorFactory getBlockCreatorFactory() {
+    return blockCreatorFactory;
+  }
+
+  public MessageFactory getMessageFactory() {
+    return messageFactory;
+  }
+
+  public Address getProposerForRound(final ConsensusRoundIdentifier roundIdentifier) {
+    return proposerSelector.selectProposerForRound(roundIdentifier);
+  }
+
+  public BlockHeaderValidator<IbftContext> getBlockHeaderValidator() {
+    return ibftContextBlockHeaderValidator;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/consensus/ibft/src/test/java/tech/pegasys/pantheon/consensus/ibft/IbftHelpersTest.java b/consensus/ibft/src/test/java/tech/pegasys/pantheon/consensus/ibft/IbftHelpersTest.java
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+/*
+ * Copyright 2018 ConsenSys AG.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with
+ * the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software distributed under the License is distributed on
+ * an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations under the License.
+ */
+package tech.pegasys.pantheon.consensus.ibft;
+
+import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
+import static tech.pegasys.pantheon.consensus.ibft.IbftHelpers.calculateRequiredValidatorQuorum;
+
+import org.junit.Test;
+
+public class IbftHelpersTest {
+
+  @Test
+  public void calculateRequiredValidatorQuorum1Validator() {
+    assertThat(calculateRequiredValidatorQuorum(1)).isEqualTo(1);
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void calculateRequiredValidatorQuorum2Validator() {
+    assertThat(calculateRequiredValidatorQuorum(2)).isEqualTo(2);
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void calculateRequiredValidatorQuorum3Validator() {
+    assertThat(calculateRequiredValidatorQuorum(3)).isEqualTo(2);
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void calculateRequiredValidatorQuorum4Validator() {
+    assertThat(calculateRequiredValidatorQuorum(4)).isEqualTo(3);
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void calculateRequiredValidatorQuorum5Validator() {
+    assertThat(calculateRequiredValidatorQuorum(5)).isEqualTo(4);
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void calculateRequiredValidatorQuorum7Validator() {
+    assertThat(calculateRequiredValidatorQuorum(7)).isEqualTo(5);
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void calculateRequiredValidatorQuorum10Validator() {
+    assertThat(calculateRequiredValidatorQuorum(10)).isEqualTo(7);
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void calculateRequiredValidatorQuorum15Validator() {
+    assertThat(calculateRequiredValidatorQuorum(15)).isEqualTo(10);
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void calculateRequiredValidatorQuorum20Validator() {
+    assertThat(calculateRequiredValidatorQuorum(20)).isEqualTo(14);
+  }
+}